The Young Lord Always Has His Reasons

On the Hokage Rock of Konohagakure, Uchiha Takeyasu, unaware of the coming storm, stood at the summit. Below him were the stone faces of Senju Tobirama and others.

"Senju Tobirama, even a wicked Uchiha brat has become Hokage of Konoha."

"I really want to Edo Tensei you, to show you the moment I ascended to Hokage."

"Too bad you're completely dead."

Overlooking the vast Konohagakure below, the thought of being in charge now, leading the Ninja World's strongest armed group, finally soothed Uchiha Takeyasu's heart, which had almost been breached by Tachibana.

He also put Tachibana's matter aside. She was just a small, plump cat that couldn't escape his grasp. If he paid too much attention to her, she'd get on his nerves.

This time, he would give her the cold shoulder for a good while, teach Tachibana a lesson, so she wouldn't be unclear about her place in the family.

With his thoughts cleared, Uchiha Takeyasu jumped onto the head of Senju Tobirama's stone statue and stomped on it, completing the achievement of "dancing on a grave."

If there were an achievement system, it would definitely reward him with the [Flying Thunder God Technique].

"The next goal is to develop the village, harvest a large amount of [Ascension Points] through Konoha, upgrade to Eternal Mangekyo, and then sweep through the Ninja World, pursuing the path to immortality."

Having set his next course of action, Uchiha Takeyasu, lost in thought, jumped off the Hokage Rock and went directly to the Security Department.

Amidst the congratulations of his clan members, he conducted a few small experiments on the death row inmates before leaving with a joyful smile.

"Baru, what did Young Lord Takeyasu mean by that?"

In the underground prison, Uchiha Rai, the captain of the East Division, looked at the Katana in his hand, which had been enhanced with Mangekyo Dojutsu Power, feeling a bit confused.

"What's the difference between executing death row inmates with a weapon enhanced with Dojutsu Power and a regular weapon?"

"Just do as Young Lord Takeyasu says. Why ask so many questions?"

"Young Lords have their reasons."

Uchiha Baru, the captain of the South Division, scanned the nearly a hundred ninjas in the prison. Most of them were enemy spies handed over by the Anbu, and they had almost filled the Security Department's prison, which was usually not very useful.

"Hurry up and finish these death row inmates. Young Lord wants us to attend a banquet tonight. If we don't wash up and tidy ourselves, we can't afford to embarrass our Young Lord, who is already Hokage-sama."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Naka, the captain of the West Division, walked forward with a Katana. He dealt with them one by one like little chicks, even thoughtfully using Fire Release to seal their wounds, preventing blood from flowing out and making the subsequent cleanup work more difficult.

"By the way, what about Naori?"

Uchiha Naka, while working in an assembly-line fashion, asked with a hint of envy, "Naori has become Kage Level. She'll soon be an elder of the clan, right?"

"I think more than that."

Uchiha Rai said confidently, "Look, Young Lord Takeyasu has become Hokage. He's unlikely to concurrently hold the position of Head of the Security Department, and Clan Head Shikata also stepped down not long ago. He's unlikely to return to his post."

"More importantly, Naori is young, about the same age as Young Lord Takeyasu. She's very likely to be the next minister."

"Kage Level, Mangekyo."

After finishing off the last person, Uchiha Baru recalled his time in the Security Department.

From the initial joy of standing out among the Uchiha Jonin to become a squad captain, to his current mediocrity, Uchiha Baru finally made a decision.

"I'm leaving the Security Department. Here, I can no longer feel the direction of future progress."

"...Me too."

"Let's all leave together, for ourselves, and for the prosperity of the Uchiha."

Back in the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Takeyasu was first pulled aside by Kaku Uchiha to discuss the evening's banquet. Afterward, he took a shower and, seeking peace, went to the clan's library.

Uchiha Takeyasu sat cross-legged in a quiet room, glancing at the steadily increasing Ascension Points. A look of joy, like that of an old farmer gazing at a bountiful harvest, appeared on his face.

With a fixed resource refresh point and automatic harvesting, this was truly cheating!

Going out to find monsters himself was so weak.

(If I were to equip all the ninjas in Konoha with ninja tools infused with my Dojutsu Power...)

This thought flashed through his mind and was immediately dismissed by Uchiha Takeyasu.

Except for a few ninjas specializing in swordsmanship, most ninjas just threw shuriken and kunai. He would be crazy to infuse his Dojutsu Power into these consumable ninja tools; Mangekyo Dojutsu Power wasn't cabbage.

Moreover, Ninjutsu also accounted for a significant portion of enemy elimination.

(Perhaps I need to create a swordsmanship that can be used from the Ninja Academy all the way up to Jonin to change this situation.)

Thinking of Sunagakure's puppet technique, which was suitable for all ages, Uchiha Takeyasu became thoughtful.

As long as the Katana became a necessity for ninjas, and by binding his weapon shop with the Hokage's authority, ninja academy graduates would receive them for free.

Simultaneously, genin, chunin, and jonin who completed a certain number of missions would continue to receive them for free, basically covering all ninjas in Konoha.

And the wool comes from the sheep. When ninjas complete missions, Konoha would take a small portion of the commission as tax. The tax would then subsidize the Uchiha clan's weapon costs and a small profit.

Of course, currently, Konoha's main source of economic income was still aid from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

If the plan went smoothly, the Uchiha would gain fame, Uchiha Takeyasu would gain Ascension Points, and the ninjas would also earn money – a triple win.

"Currently, the clan's inherited high-level swordsmanship includes Sword Leap Flame, Gale Sword, Sun Halo Dance, Wind Cutter Slash, Wind Lightning Slash..."

These Uchiha-style swordsmanship techniques were not difficult to learn for Uchiha who had awakened their Sharingan, but they were more challenging for those in the Ninja Academy and some Chunin.

"I can comprehensively collect low- and mid-level swordsmanship from the various ninja clans. The Uchiha have selflessly offered their advanced swordsmanship; they have no reason to refuse."

Promotions to Jonin can be exchanged for Uchiha-style Swordsmanship, while Genin and Chunin can learn more common swordsmanship techniques.

This allows for the greatest possible prevention of the Uchiha-style Swordsmanship being leaked, and secondly, Jonin are the pillars of each Ninja Village. This move by the Uchiha can, to some extent, win over the hearts of the people.

"The issue of how single-soldier squads can harvest Ascension Points has been resolved. What remains is the Ninja Army. Perhaps the Chakra Cannon that appeared later can be used?"

"Or maybe just activate Susanoo and charge in?"

Uchiha Takeyasu couldn't recall when the Second Ninja World War broke out, only vaguely remembering that the Konoha Sannin made their names during that time.

Tsunade is only six years old now, and the war is still a long way off. Chakra weapons suitable for Ninja Army group combat can be developed slowly.

"The only focus for what comes next is still Ascension Points. Everything else can be done slowly."

After Uchiha Takeyasu pondered, seeing that it was still early, he picked up a copy of the Uchiha Chronicles from the library and began to read it slowly.

A historical record within it caught his attention.